World War I Memorial - Union City, PA
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N 41° 53.977 W 079° 50.817
17T E 595643 N 4639273
This sculpture is located in a small memorial park at the corners of First Avenue and West High Street in Union City
Waymark Code: WMCJNG
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2011
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Although this was originally constructed as a World War I monument, it now honors those who served in more recent conflicts.
From the SIRIS Website:
Artist: W. H. Mullins Company, founder.
Title: (World War I Memorial), (sculpture).
Dates: Installed 1926.
Medium: Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Inscription: (On back of sculpture, lower left:) Manufactured by/Mullins Body Corporation/Salem, Ohio, U.S.A. (On front of base, incised lettering:) UNION CITY HONORS/THE HEROIC DEAD/AND THOSE/WHO ANSWERED THE CALL/OF THEIR COUNTRY/IN THE WORLD WARD/APRIL 6, 1917 - NOV. 11, 1918/WORLD WAR II/DEC. 7, 1941 - SEPT. 2, 1945 (On left side of base, incised lettering:) KOREAN WAR/JUNE 27, 1950/JAN. 31, 1955 (On right side of base, incised lettering:) ERECTED 1926/VIETNAM WAR/AUG. 5, 1964/MAY 7, 1975 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description: A uniformed World War I soldier marching up a hill with his proper left foot forward. In his hands he holds his rifle on his proper right side. The sculpture is mounted on a tall rectangular base.
Subject: History -- United States -- World War I
History -- United States -- World War II
History -- United States -- Korean War
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Homage -- Fladry, Leroy
Homage -- Nichols, Colin
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform
Object Type: Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Union City
Sculpture
Owner: Administered by Borough of Union City, 13 South Main Street, Union City, Pennsylvania 16438
Located West High Street, Union City, Pennsylvania
Remarks: The monument commemorates the soldiers from Union City, Pennsylvania who served in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The inscription on a plaque located on the right side of the sculpture reads: IN MEMORY OF/SGT. LEROY FLADRY/AND/LT. COLIN NICHOLS/BY/V.F.W. POST 6773/AND/AMERICAN LEGION POST (illegible number)/1968.
Condition: Surveyed 1995 June. Well maintained.
TITLE: World War I Memorial
ARTIST(S): W. H. Mullins Company, founder (unsigned)
DATE: 1926
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS PA001002
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Northeast corner of the intersection of First Avenue and West High Street, Union City, PA 16438.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
A new plaque for Sgt. Leroy Fladry and Lt. Colin Nichols has been installed on a post next to the monument. This replaces the badly worn one that was located on the right side of the monument.
A new fiberglass bayonet has been installed by MFG of Union City to replace the original.
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